Ndis Support Worker

**Introduction**:
**About us**:
ATSICHS Brisbane is a not-for-profit community owned health and human services organization delivering on the unique health and wellbeing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in greater Brisbane and Logan. We are the largest, most comprehensive Aboriginal Medical Health Service in Queensland, and Australia’s second oldest. We are determined to create a flourishing future and lasting legacy for our people and our community.

Our services include medical and dental clinics, mums and bubs programs, an aged care facility, family and child safety services, social and emotional wellbeing services, kindergarten programs and a youth service.

Our vision for the future is to deliver healthy, connected Indigenous urban communities. To do this we are focusing on five strategic priorities:
Champion healthy individuals and thriving families

Build a strong and sustainable future

Innovation and excellence

Our partners

Our people.

**Description**:
As a key member of the ATSICHS Brisbane team, the NDIS Support Worker is expected to personally contribute to the shaping and achievement of ATSICHS vision and goals within their own scope. The NDIS Support Worker will provide three (3) Key Functions.

Role Functions

The NDIS Support Worker will work with individuals (known as ‘participants’) in partnership to empower and build their agency to make effective change and overcome their identified disability and wellbeing needs. The role is heavily outreach based, engaging participants in their homes, and translating initial engagement into a strong ongoing partnership. Once engaged, the role will support participants in daily living activities and social/community participation. All supports provided are aimed at promoting participant choice and control. Accordingly, a key focus of the role is building the capability of participants, not completing goals/supports transactionally to the participant.

The support we provide is diverse and the NDIS Support Worker will be helping participants in their own homes, within group care homes and assisting them with daily tasks and activities that may include:

- Daily activities, such as getting out for a coffee or catch-up with friends, participating in a hobby or sporting activity, going on day trips or holidays.
- Support with medical appointments and any other support that may contribute to helping them achieve their goals while staying healthy, happy and safe.

In addition, when required this role will provide relief support as a transport driver for the Early Childhood Department.

Overall, the ATSICHS NDIS program mission is to build the agency and capacity of participants to facilitate a life lived independently and actively included in our communities.

**Skills and Experiences**:
**Essential**:
**Skills and Knowledge**:
Demonstrated ability and comfortableness working in a performance driven environment to meet individual weekly, monthly and quarterly performance targets.
Demonstrated ability to build client agency, self-efficacy and facilitate change through client empowerment, while actively discouraging client dependence on supports.
Demonstrated ability in coordinating multiple services in providing access to holistic care for clients, particularly integrating internal agency supports across multiple teams.
Understanding of the factors contributing to vulnerability, disengagement, and intergenerational trauma of client group.
Knowledge of the supports available to target clients in the areas of mental health, substance misuse, education, employment and housing.
A passion for supporting people with a disability to achieve their NDIS goals and supporting them to participate in Community, Social and Civic activities.
National Police Clearance.

**Qualification and/or Experience**:
Certificate III in Disability or other relevant qualification.
Previous experience of working with people with a disability.

**Additional Requirements**:
Requirement to travel across the Logan and/or Brisbane region, as per program location.
Current drivers’ licence.
Flexibility to work outside core 8:30am-5pm business hours in meeting individual client needs and provide responsive care.
Working with Children’s Card (Blue Card) or be eligible to apply.

How to apply

Only successful applicants will be contacted.